Overview
- India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final on Sunday to claim a record-extending eighth Women's Asia Cup title with Shafali Verma scoring 68 and Smriti Mandhana 59.
- The Indian team declined to appear for the post-match presentation where ACC president Mohsin Naqvi was to hand over the winners' trophy, repeating the men's team's 2025 stance.
- Reports say the BCCI told the ACC in advance that India would not accept the trophy if Naqvi attended, and the presentation was delayed before Naqvi handed Sri Lanka the runners-up cheque and left.
- BCCI officials and coach Amol Muzumdar publicly defended the decision as the board's stance and said the team stood united, framing the move as solidarity with the earlier men's position after tensions with Pakistan.
- The incident raises practical governance questions for the ACC and BCCI because the trophy's formal handover remains unresolved and the men's 2025 Asia Cup trophy also remains uncollected at ACC offices.